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Born in Boston, he graduated from Harvard University in 1781 and then studied law at Worcester under Levi Lincoln, the future Attorney General of the United States. After he passed the bar in 1784, he began practicing in Lunenberg, Massachusetts . He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and served 1788 to 1790. He was elected to the 3rd Congress by way of the U.S. House of Representatives and then elected as Federalist to the United States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress, smaller than the U. House of Representatives. Together, they compose the legislative branch of the United States government. Seal of the Senate Each state elects two senators throu. In December 1999, he memorably wrote the memorial eulogyA eulogy is a funeral oration given in tribute to a person or people who have recently died. Eulogies should not be confused with elegies, which are poems written in tribute to the dead; nor with obituaries, which are published biographies recounting the to George Washington upon the first president's death.

He served for less than a year as he was appointed United States Secretary of WarThe Secretary of War was a member of the President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. The Secretary of War led the War Department. At first, he was responsible for all military affairs. In 1798, the Secretary of the Navy was add by PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th John AdamsJohn Adams ( October 30, 1735 July 4, 1826) was the first ( 1789- 1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second ( 1797- 1801) President of the United States. His son, John Quincy Adams, was the sixth President of the United States ( 1825- 1829 in 1800. During his time at this station he urged congressional action to permit appointment and compensation of field officers for general staff duty. Upon Secretary of the Treasury Oliver WolcottOliver Wolcott ( December 1, 1726 December 1, 1797), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Connecticut. Oliver Wolcott was born in Windsor, Connecticut, the youngest of fourteen children of the Royal Governor's resignation in December 1800, Adams appointed Dexter as interim Secretary. He then briefly conducted the affairs of the foreign Office and administered the oath of office to Chief JusticeThe Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the Judicial Branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. The office is often incorrectly referred to as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. John Marshall and declined the ambassadorship to Spain.

He returned to Boston in 1805 and resumed practicing law. He left the Federalist party to espouse Republican views on the War of 1812, and he was an unsuccesful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1814 and 1815. He was an ardent supporter of the temperance movement and presided over its first formal organization in Massachusetts. He died the same year and is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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